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Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jun 2020, 05:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,356
Posted By Monty Niveau

Andrews field is just over an hour away. ...

Andrews field is just over an hour away.

...or take up gliding at Dunstable Downs, which is much closer by.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2020, 20:50
Replies: 1,254
Views: 703,343
Posted By Monty Niveau

Well, none of the above should take anything like...

Well, none of the above should take anything like as long as the enormously expensive AAIB are taking. And I invite those who think, unhesitatingly, to defend the organisation, to pause for once and...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2020, 08:02
Replies: 1,254
Views: 703,343
Posted By Monty Niveau

Your ‘Evidently’ interests me. What evidence are...

Your ‘Evidently’ interests me. What evidence are you referring to?
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2020, 06:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,301
Posted By Monty Niveau

Judd, not just that, but if this procedure was...

Judd, not just that, but if this procedure was applied intelligently, the system was armed on receipt of takeoff clearance. So, it served as a useful confirmation that clearance had been received....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2020, 21:42
Replies: 97
Views: 67,726
Posted By Monty Niveau

Remember the Airlander crash? The ‘world’s...

Remember the Airlander crash?

The ‘world’s biggest aircraft’, operating under an EASA flight test scheme, overseen by the CAA, crushed its crew compartment because of an screw-up with a mooring...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 21:18
Replies: 111
Views: 136,970
Posted By Monty Niveau

By the way, I apologise for the thread drift. ...

By the way, I apologise for the thread drift. This media issue arises every time ‘a thing’ happens. My dialogue is not in any way meant to detract from the tragedy of the death of a professional...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2020, 21:10
Replies: 97
Views: 67,726
Posted By Monty Niveau

I’d be interested in your qualifications for...

I’d be interested in your qualifications for making that assertion.

A few here have a great deal more extremely relevant experience and would say that Nil further is making an understatement. Have...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 21:05
Replies: 111
Views: 136,970
Posted By Monty Niveau

I disagree. That leaves the space open for the...

I disagree. That leaves the space open for the ones they criticise.

While I’m picky (BBC, reputable broadsheets both sides of the Atlantic), and I have the benefit of plentiful media training and...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2020, 06:51
Replies: 111
Views: 136,970
Posted By Monty Niveau

These kinds of events create a media vacuum. ...

These kinds of events create a media vacuum. While I agree that learmouth et al are unpalatable, I’d ask, how many of the real experts here make themselves available to the media to speak on these...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jun 2020, 21:17
Replies: 5
Views: 4,861
Posted By Monty Niveau

Whenever handling contracts are discussed, people...

Whenever handling contracts are discussed, people bemoan that it’s a race to the bottom, the lowest common denominator, everything about minimum cost with almost no regard to quality (especially in...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Jun 2020, 20:44
Replies: 13
Views: 1,805
Posted By Monty Niveau

Well, there are plenty of EASA-registered light...

Well, there are plenty of EASA-registered light aircraft flying in Europe, in fact many more than non-EASA registered, so it’s not impossible.

Many uninsured cars are removed from British roads...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2020, 20:51
Replies: 15
Views: 4,507
Posted By Monty Niveau

How who you propose to remain in quarantine and...

How who you propose to remain in quarantine and leave the UK? Teleporting from your room to your home address perhaps?

By the way, I can come into the UK without fetter, as I do my essential work...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Jun 2020, 19:10
Replies: 13
Views: 1,805
Posted By Monty Niveau

Because international air law was set up to allow...

Because international air law was set up to allow international transit, not to enable people to choose the cheapest, lowest common denominator option, and keep out of their regulators’ sight by ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2020, 20:49
Replies: 4,949
Views: 729,258
Posted By Monty Niveau

Errr, lift?

Errr, lift?
Forum: Private Flying
10th Jun 2020, 20:45
Replies: 13
Views: 1,805
Posted By Monty Niveau

And all on flags of convenience, circumventing...

And all on flags of convenience, circumventing proper regulation, and contributing to the problem, not the solution.
Forum: Questions
8th Jun 2020, 05:47
Replies: 9
Views: 1,213
Posted By Monty Niveau

Denti, not all 737s are NGs. 1,000 ft is the...

Denti, not all 737s are NGs. 1,000 ft is the minimum on the EG (and some operators with both standardise at it too). (I’m glad to fly the older ones, even though they misbehave, and we have the...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
7th Jun 2020, 21:36
Replies: 17
Views: 2,573
Posted By Monty Niveau

The point is, the original question, ‘Anyone able...

The point is, the original question, ‘Anyone able to confirm (with evidence) what category Farnborough Airfield (EGLF) is please? Understand its a Cat A, but some operators list it as a Cat B for its...
Forum: Questions
6th Jun 2020, 07:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,213
Posted By Monty Niveau

Given the powerful thrust/pitch couple on many...

Given the powerful thrust/pitch couple on many types, and the restriction on, eg, 737, on autopilot engagement (not below 1,000 ft), my preference is to use A/T to set thrust on the takeoff roll, and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jun 2020, 08:51
Replies: 53
Views: 23,648
Posted By Monty Niveau

Regrettably, there is much less data on the...

Regrettably, there is much less data on the number of successful forced landings than the number of unsuccessful ones, which tends to skew opinion somewhat. When I've flown a Cirrus, I have...
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